Santa Maria Maggiore (Guardiagrele)
Santa Maria Maggiore is the main church in the Italian town of Guardiagrele .
The building originally dates from the 12th century , but shows the styles of different eras of its existence.
One of the reasons for this is that the main building was badly damaged in a fire. It so happens that the main tower and the cloister have Romanesque and early Gothic elements, while the interior of the main choir was renovated in the Baroque style after the fire . The most impressive object from this period is the wooden pulpit in the nave . Also in the cloister on the north side of the nave you can find a baroque stucco ceiling and the fresco Madonna del Latte under one of the arches .
Under the portico on the south wall of the church (Largo Cristoforo) there is a fresco from 1473 by Andrea de Litio.
In the church there is also the Cathedral Museum, which, among other things, exhibits a cross made by Nicola da Guardiagrele in 1431 .
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Santa Maria Maggiore seen from the northwest, the cloister on the left
West side of the church with the Romanesque tower
New, exposed belfry of Santa Maria Maggiore at night
Stairs from the entrance through the tower into the main choir
Baroque interior of the main choir, on the left the wooden pulpit
Baroque wooden pulpit
Fresco of Saint Christopher by Andrea de Litio (1473)
Cloister on the north side of the building
Baroque fresco Madonna del Latte and stucco work under the north cloister
The coat of arms of the noble families of Guardiagrele under the portico on the south wall (1882)
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Coordinates: 42 ° 11 '26.3 " N , 14 ° 13' 18.8" E